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'''William Joseph "Joe" Walsh''' (born December 27, 1961 in North Barrington, Illinois) is a philanthropist, [[Tea Party]] activist, former [[Republican]] U.S. Representative, and conservative talk radio host.

'''William Joseph "Joe" Walsh''' (born December 27, 1961 in North Barrington, Illinois) is a philanthropist, [[Tea Party]] activist, former [[Republican]] U.S. Representative, and [[conservative talk radio]] host.

Walsh was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] on November 2, 2010 in [[Illinois]]'s 8th congressional district, defeating Democratic incumbent [[Melissa Bean]] by 291 votes in a surprising upset.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2010/11/11/breaking-down-how-joe-walsh-turned-tide-vs-melissa-bean/ajpn8fv/|title=Breaking down how Joe Walsh turned tide vs. Melissa Bean|date=November 11, 2010|accessdate=February 28, 2014|work=Northwest Herald|first=Diana|last=Sroka}}</ref> After his district was gerrymandered by the Democrats in control of the Illinois state government,<ref name="sweet">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/07/joe_walsh_and_club_for_growth.html|title=Re. Joe Walsh, Tea Party leader gets boost from Club for Growth|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=July 27, 2011|author=Sweet, Lynn|accessdate=August 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="incumbents sue">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/07/illinois_republican_house_incu_1.html|title=Illinois Republican House incumbents sue state over Democratic remap|author=Lynne Sweet|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=July 27, 2011 |accessdate=September 7, 2011}}</ref> Walsh lost his re-election bid in 2012 to liberal Democrat [[Tammy Duckworth]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Duckworth defeats Walsh in congressional contest|author1=Garcia, M. |author2=Eldeib, D. |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-duckworth-walsh-election-results-illinois-8th-district-20121106,0,7043160,full.story|newspaper=''Chicago Tribune''|date=November 7, 2012|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref>

Walsh was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] on November 2, 2010 in [[Illinois]]'s 8th congressional district, defeating Democratic incumbent [[Melissa Bean]] by 291 votes in a surprising upset.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2010/11/11/breaking-down-how-joe-walsh-turned-tide-vs-melissa-bean/ajpn8fv/|title=Breaking down how Joe Walsh turned tide vs. Melissa Bean|date=November 11, 2010|accessdate=February 28, 2014|work=Northwest Herald|first=Diana|last=Sroka}}</ref> After his district was gerrymandered by the Democrats in control of the Illinois state government,<ref name="sweet">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/07/joe_walsh_and_club_for_growth.html|title=Re. Joe Walsh, Tea Party leader gets boost from Club for Growth|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=July 27, 2011|author=Sweet, Lynn|accessdate=August 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="incumbents sue">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/07/illinois_republican_house_incu_1.html|title=Illinois Republican House incumbents sue state over Democratic remap|author=Lynne Sweet|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=July 27, 2011 |accessdate=September 7, 2011}}</ref> Walsh lost his re-election bid in 2012 to liberal Democrat [[Tammy Duckworth]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Duckworth defeats Walsh in congressional contest|author1=Garcia, M. |author2=Eldeib, D. |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-duckworth-walsh-election-results-illinois-8th-district-20121106,0,7043160,full.story|newspaper=''Chicago Tribune''|date=November 7, 2012|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref>